Provincial Profile - Shandong, September 2005
This CERA China Energy Provincial Profile provides unique insight and analysis on the key issues concerning the oil, natural gas, coal, and power industries in Shandong Province, China.
Publication Date: SEP 2005
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Provincial Profile - Guangdong, September 2005
This CERA China Energy Provincial Profile provides unique insight and analysis on the key issues concerning the oil, natural gas, coal, and power industries in Guangdong Province, China.
Publication Date: SEP 2005
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Impact on the Electric Power Business
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 will have an immediate and long-lasting impact on the US power business. Through its numerous financial incentives, mandates, rule changes, and realignment of authoritie
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Publication Date: AUG 2005
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Terra Firma: Merchant Power Plant Prices Hit Bottom
Since the beginning of 2004 there has been a resurgence of investor interest in US merchant generating assets. Could deployment of additional capital by financial sponsors and increased competition f
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Publication Date: AUG 2005
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Carbon Capture and Geological Storage: Within Our Reach or Beyond Our Grasp?
The capture and geological storage of carbon emissions from power generation may be ready for initial commercialization in a decade, benefiting from technologies already in use in industry, and subst
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Publication Date: AUG 2005
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Nuclear Power Worldwide: A New Growth Track
Improved economics, concerns over energy security, and the pressure to limit emissions of greenhouse gases are promoting nuclear power's fortunes broadly around the world. Asian nations have been the
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Publication Date: JUN 2005
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CFE LNG Strategy Signals Change for Mexico's Energy Sector
Mexican national utility Comision Federal de Electricidad's (CFE) entry into liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts signals a seismic shift in Mexico's energy market, with potentially far-reach
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Publication Date: FEB 2005
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How the Election Results May Influence the Direction of US Electricity Policy
A second term for President George W. Bush and a slightly stronger Republican majority in Congress are not likely to create a significant shift in the direction of US energy policy including electric
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Publication Date: DEC 2004
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Breezing Up: Intermittent Wind on a Reliable Grid
The rapid growth of wind power worldwide is raising concerns among traditional industry participants that wind's intermittency will threaten grid reliability or impose substantial costs. But evolving
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Publication Date: OCT 2004
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European Emissions Trading Scheme: Final Countdown to Launch
The European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)-scheduled to start January 1, 2005-has been cited as the European Union's principal tool to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets under
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Publication Date: OCT 2004
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The Coal Quandary
Greater fuel diversity is needed in the next wave of power generation to reduce reliance on natural gas. Although coal appears to be best positioned to provide that diversity, regulators, policymaker
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Publication Date: OCT 2004
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The Five-year Hangover
Some recovery theorists point to increased asset sale activity, rising coal prices and significant refinancing activity as indications of a rapid recovery for the US merchant power sector. However, f
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Publication Date: SEP 2004
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Power and Gas Markets in Europe: Liberalization at Risk amid Conflicting Interests
Ten new member states are joining the European Union, a new Parliament has been elected, and a new Commission has been formed. However, these developments will not alter the course of slow but profou
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Publication Date: SEP 2004
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Optimizing Gas Turbine Maintenance: A Hidden Source of Value?
The common ways that traders, dispatchers, and investors treat gas turbine operating and maintenance (O&M) costs can lead to suboptimal operating and investment decisions. As a result, there may
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Publication Date: SEP 2004
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Barriers to Exit: Can Financial Sponsors Turn Their New Megawatts into Megabucks?
Will the complexities and uncertainties of the electric power business stymie investors looking only at financial strategy? With little fanfare and surprising speed, financial sponsors have amassed a
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Publication Date: JUL 2004
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Renewables Portfolio Standards: The Second Wave
Subsequent to an initial wave of state-level renewable energy mandates passed as part of electricity market deregulation in the United States, a "second wave" of renewable energy policymaking is now
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Publication Date: MAY 2004
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European Emissions Trading: A New Market Paradigm or Much Ado About Nothing?
CERA's European Emissions Trading study builds on our unparalleled expertise in evaluating power markets to assess the challenges, risks, and impact of emissions trading on European ele
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Publication Date: MAY 2004
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The State of the Global Power Business: Redefining an Industry
Financial and political fallout from recent events in the power industry continue to afflict the global power business, slowing or stalling reform efforts across much of the world and causing ongoing
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Publication Date: APR 2004
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Auctions for Retail Electric Service: Bringing Risk to Light
Auctions to determine electric suppliers for customers who choose not to shop solve a major challenge in power deregulation and, in the process, determine a market price for the risk involved in serv
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Publication Date: APR 2004
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Will M&A Fuel the Utility Growth Engine?
In the aftermath of the energy crises of the past three years, US utility companies have quietly stepped back from their forays in the unregulated world of competitive power and gas, and have turned
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Publication Date: MAR 2004
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Gas Project Development in China: Lessons from the West-East Pipeline
China's West-East Gas Pipeline (WEP) has begun commercial deliveries to target provinces in East China. The WEP project is a symbolic success for the Chinese firms that built it largely unassisted, f
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Publication Date: JAN 2004
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Integrated Gasification Combined-cycle: Clean Coal Technology of Choice for the Future?
Integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) (or coal gasification) may be the key to coal's long-term survival as an economic and environmentally practical fuel. As the natural gas price path becom
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Publication Date: JAN 2004
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Capacity Mechanisms: A Necessary Distortion?
Certain markets have introduced measures to ensure investment in capacity. In most cases, capacity mechanisms are a barrier to commoditization and represent a shift from the market vision that predom
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Publication Date: JAN 2004
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European Emissions Trading: Unstoppable?
With the January 2005 start date for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) quickly approaching, and numerous decisions on its final shape yet to be made, the European Union faces increased scrutiny a
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Publication Date: JAN 2004
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Electric Power Trends 2003
CERA's Electric Power Trends 2003 provides a comprehensive overview of the power industry in North America, insights on key industry topics, and context for decision making.
Publication Date: OCT 2003
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